17.52.010 Findings.
The city council of the city of Montague hereby finds and declares that the extraction of minerals is essential to the continued economic well-being of the city and that it is the purpose and intent of the ordinance codified in this chapter to regulate all surface-mining operations within the city limits of Montague as authorized by the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (Public Resources Code, Section 2710 et seq.) to ensure that:
A. The reclamation of mined lands will be carried out in such a way that the continued mining of minerals will be permitted; and
B. The adverse effects of surface-mining operations will be prevented or minimized and that mined lands will be reclaimed to a useable condition which is readily adaptable for alternative land use; and
C. The production and conservation of minerals will be encouraged while giving consideration to values relating to recreation, watershed, wildlife, range and forage, and aesthetic enjoyment, and the residual hazards to the public health and safety will be eliminated. (Ord. 95-01 § 1, 1995)